Afghanistan will open an embassy in Greece to help thousands of Afghan asylum seekers stranded while seeking a better life in Europe.
British Prime Minister David Cameron will block attempts to introduce EU-wide financial transaction tax based on fears of harming jobs and prosperity.
Fast-track warming in Europe is making butterflies and birds fall behind in cooler habitat moves and causing worrying turnover in plant species.
According to the International Cricket Council, Jacques Kallis has climbed back to second position in the world rankings for batsmen and all-rounders.
Aung San Suu Kyi could be given a job in Burma’s nominally civilian government if she is elected to parliament in the April by-elections.
A former friend has accused suspended ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema of ‘stealing’ a prime piece of land in Polokwane’s Ster Park suburb.
South Africa’s newest striker May Mahlangu believes Bafana Bafana have found their feet as they face Zambia and Ghana this week.
The ANC Youth League has dismissed reports that its suspended leader Julius Malema said ANC leaders were baboons at a mini-rally in Bloemfontein.
Transport Minister S’bu Ndebele and the Road Traffic Management Corporation’s Collins Letsoala have run up a raft of fines in the past three years.
All-rounder Albie Morkel has been recalled as a replacement for batsman Dean Elgar in SA’s squad for the five-match ODI series against Sri Lanka.
British Prime Minister David Cameron has vowed to give shareholders the right to veto executives’ pay packages amid mounting political pressure.
Lionel Messi’s claim to a place in football’s pantheon of greats should be advanced when the Fifa Ballon d’Or trophy is awarded.
Mohammad Asif has lodged an appeal with sport’s highest court against his minimum five-year ban by the ICC for spot-fixing.
The UN’s top official in South Sudan says ‘no evidence’ has been found of reported mass killings but warns 60 000 people are in urgent need of aid.
Islamists Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for attacks in Nigeria amid growing concern about government’s inability to tackle sectarian violence.
Louis Oosthuizen put himself in the perfect spot to notch a second victory in the Africa Open when he joined Tjaart van der Walt in pole position.
Argentina’s President has been found not to have cancer after all, in a reversal as dramatic as the diagnosis that resulted in removal of her thyroid.
Côte d’Ivoire’s former president Laurent Gbagbo will get legal aid while his financial status is assessed, the International Criminal Court has said.
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has made a renewed call for the safe release of two Spanish workers who were kidnapped in Somalia in October.
Justin Kemp and Dane Vilas rounded out a sterling SuperSport Series performance in Kimberley as the Cape Cobras steamrolled the Knights.
Former British Open champion Louis Oosthuizen and Tjaart van der Walt were at the top of the leaderboard after three rounds of the Africa Open.
Rwanda has urged Canada to ensure the deportation of a Rwandan ‘genocide inciting’ refugee with assurances that the country can conduct fair trials.
Inmates in Afghanistan’s US-run Bagram Prison have faced abuses including torture, beatings and other mistreatment, according to a government report.
IMF Chief Christine Lagarde has met with President Jacob Zuma, wrapping up a visit in which she warned that the global growth outlook may be lowered.
A visit by Gaza’s Hamas leader has angered official Palestinian representatives in Tunisia who say they were ‘ignored’ during the talks.
Egypt’s two main Islamist parties claim to have together taken 62% of the vote in the general election’s final stage, maintaining their overall lead.
Oldham captain Dean Furman says he understands Tom Adeyemi’s reaction to verbal abuse in the FA Cup tie, calling the taunts an "absolute disgrace".
A merciless Andy Murray subjected Australia’s Bernard Tomic to a 6-3, 6-2 thrashing on Saturday to deflate local fans.
Kenyan fighter jets killed at least 60 Islamist al-Shabaab insurgents in southern Somalia in the latest air strike on insurgent positions.
You can perhaps understand why officials in New Zealand might think that naming a newborn baby Lucifer is not giving it the fairest start in life.
<b>George Monbiot</b> applauds Matt Bruenig’s summing up of the inherent conflict between libertarianism and environmental issues.
Closer fiscal union and the emergence of a two-speed Europe threaten a vicious deflationary debt spiral